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ISRO’s new rocket SSLV-D2 launched from Satish Dhawan space centre at Sriharikota

ISRO’s new rocket SSLV-D2 launched from Satish Dhawan space centre at Sriharikota: The second edition of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV-D2) was successfully launched by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) from the Satish Dhawan Space Center’s first launch pad in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. The new rocket will attempt to put three satellites: ISRO’s […]

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Skye Air Launched India’s First Traffic Management System for Drones

Skye Air Launched India’s First Traffic Management System for Drones: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari unveiled Skye UTM, which is the most cutting-edge unmanned traffic management system in the world, it can handle 96,000 flights daily and 4,000 flights per hour. Skye UTM is a Cloud-based aerial traffic management system that

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Nasa’s all-electric X-57 plane is preparing to fly

NASA’s “all-electric” plane X-57 is set to take off: The US space agency NASA’s X-57 “all-electric” plane is about to take off. The aircraft is totally propelled by electricity and has 14 propellers along its wings. Recently, NASA’s X-57 Maxwell performed successful thermal testing of its cruise motor controllers. Because it confirms the design, usability,

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ISRO plans to develop astronaut training module with IIT Madras

ISRO plans to develop astronaut training module with IIT Madras: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO): A training programme for the Indian Spaceflight Programme will be created by ISRO and IIT Madras using augmented reality, virtual reality, and mixed reality (AR, VR, MR). ISRO aims to utilise the advanced technologies created at the newly-established eXperiential Technology

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NASA and IBM Partners to Build AI Foundation Models to Advance Climate Science

NASA and IBM Partners to Build AI Foundation Models to Advance Climate Science: IBM and NASA have joined to use AI technology to uncover new information about Earth’s climate. The two organizations will use AI tech developed by IBM together with the large amounts of Earth observation and geospatial data that NASA has available to

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Google Invests $300 million in Artificial Intelligence Startup Anthropic

Google Invests $300 million in Artificial Intelligence Startup Anthropic: Google has invested around $300 million in Anthropic, an artificial intelligence startup whose technology is said to rival OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT. According to the deal, Anthropic has agreed to purchase some of Google’s services to support its technology. The terms of the deal, through

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Azad Engineering is India’s first supplier of Parts for Nuclear Turbines

Azad Engineering is India’s first supplier of Parts for Nuclear Turbines: Azad Engineering Private Limited, a market leader in engineering with its headquarters in Hyderabad, has been approved as the first Indian business to provide crucial rotating parts for nuclear turbines. The company has delivered its first set of critical parts. These will be assembled

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DRDO develops unfurlable antenna for space radar

DRDO develops unfurlable antenna for space radar: In a key development, Electronics and Radar Development Establishment (LRDE), a Bengaluru lab of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has developed a major subsystem for a space radar, which holds significant potential not only for the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro), but also for the military.

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India’s First Mission to Study the Sun, Aditya-L1, will be Launched by June-July: ISRO chairman

India’s First Mission to Study the Sun, Aditya-L1, will be Launched by June-July: ISRO chairman- The Visible Line Emission Coronagraph (VELC), the main payload on board Aditya-L1, India’s first dedicated scientific mission to study the Sun, was given to ISRO by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) and is scheduled to launch by June or

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Artificial Synapse for Brain-Like Computing Developed by Indian & Australian Scientists

Artificial Synapse for Brain-Like Computing Developed by Indian & Australian Scientists: In order to create hardware for neuromorphic computing, a group of scientists at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), an independent organisation of the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, in Bengaluru, used their expertise in nitride-based materials. They

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